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I don't actively use it, but I don't see the point in deleting my account? My HOA is only on a Facebook group, so it's the only place I can go to check for updates on some stuff (typically trash day getting moved, neighborhood pool stuff, etc). That's the only use. My understanding is that Facebook tracks me even without an account so doesn't really seem like I'm gaining anything other than good feelings by deleting my account.

It's not like I've gone out of my way to delete my old Myspace or xanga accounts either, I just stop using them.

Famously the music for that famous 'you wouldn't download a car' anti piracy disclaimer was stolen and used without permission from the creator.

I'm absolutely going to hear some Karen later repeat this fact as a reason to protest against 'government crackdowns on salt' or something, aren't I?

Same. I originally got it for YT music. I don't listen to as much music as I used to without a commute anymore, but my wife and I watch a ton of YouTube. And it's mildly more difficult to block ads on the Roku too. I know pi holes exist, but my wife plays those freemium games that give you currency for watching ads and blocking all ads will break shit for her and then I have to fix it. Someone will tell me there's an easy solve I'm sure, but honestly the subscription is just way easier and I really don't mind paying. $16/mo for a family plan is 100% worth it to just not deal with all of that.

Last time I checked: tab groups. Yes there are extensions for it, but all the ones I tried were either really over complicated or buggy. Chrome tab groups are pretty simple and seamless to use.

But I'm going to have to figure something out because I'd rather lose tab groups than ad blocking, so I'll have to switch to something.

The conspiracy theorist in me sometimes wonders if this type of thing is deliberately done by bad actors to sabotage these movements with poor messaging.

Let's see:

• WoW back when I had friends that played and a decent guild
• Playing pretty much every co op game with my best friend that we could find.
• Trying to beat the last level of Halo at 3am while having way too many energy drinks and one of us always managing to fuck something up while driving the warthog
• Playing Crota's End raid in Destiny 1 blind with my friends when it came out and trying to get through the maze with the lamps
• That summer me and my girlfriend were both unemployed and we played hours and hours of Dungeon Defenders

Everyone either has kids now or travels too much or just isn't interested in playing anymore. It's sad those days are probably forever over for me now. Maybe once we're all in nursing homes there will be a resurgence in lan parties, instead of bingo for our generation.

Some ideas are so bad you make sure they never get released

You would have the freedom to abstain on every vote, but you have to submit the paperwork. I wouldn't force someone to actually vote for a person if they didn't want to, but like taxes or jury duty, they have to show proof that they completed the task. If that ballot is effectively blank, well that's their choice. But I feel that getting to enjoy those same liberties you speak of requires you to at least minimally engage in the process.

Personally I'd rather have someone randomly fill in bubbles than not vote. As they're randomly filling stuff in, maybe they see a name they recognize and they actually cast a real vote. That's a win.

This is basically all modern elections. Very few flip sides, it's mostly about which side actually gets enough people to get out to vote.

Which is why I want mandatory voting. The country would be a lot better represented if everyone was forced to cast a ballot. Sure tons of people would vote without any real care, but they'd still tend to vote roughly for anyone they knew they liked. The college kid that always talks politics online but can't be bothered to vote will now actually cast a ballot and be heard.

But this would almost definitely finish off the current Republican party so it's doubtful it'll ever happen.

To be fair there are also a lot of 'green' company scams out there too. Grifters are everywhere

I mean at least here they just take away the benches so the elderly, pregnant and disabled AND the homeless get nothing.